Kapoor & Sons * * *

My Rating : 3/5

Okay, this feels great. Writing a Movie review after ages courtesy the coerced living on a hill. Errr minor correction, Queen of Hills. Kapoor and sons, the title is a bit vague and doesn’t give you much about the film and the trailer gives an impression that it’s just another situational comedy about a screwed up family. This again reaffirms our faith in the idea that don’t go with reviews or trailers. Err….the last line just sent me to an existential crisis that should I continue writing this review?

Anyway since I already started,  the movie is a sweet little surprise. A simple family drama shot in the beautiful locations of Coonoor can be such intense, I had no idea. It’s basically a soothing portrayal of various relationships in a family. Between father and sons, mother and sons, father and mother, grandfather and others and more importantly father and mistress. Looking at the family picture, one would have no idea about how complicated things can be. This is a wonderful attempt to convey this very idea.

Another aspect is that how simple biases and prejudices can blow up the whole family fabric via the butterfly effect. A mother has two sons- the good and the different. The bias for the former can be so so destructive for the later. And in that belief we tend to do things which can change everything.  All this equations have been coupled with extraordinary performances from almost all the actors and especially by Rishi Kapoor and Ratna Pathak.

Rishi Kapoor as the grandfather has been terrific. All the laughter in the film revolves around him. And it’s totally amusing to see that it is because of him that the entire family comes together. In this age of nuclear family, it is perhaps only the grand generation which can pull off this wonder. The movie grows slowly in terms of intensity as more and more secrets unfold and the unspoken is spread out.

No doubt it is one of the best family dramas in recent times. Of course not something worthy of making it to the top brass but certainly a good family outing to explore the intermingling of emotions and relationships packed with wonderful performances. And how can I forget that mandakini cut out, I want one for myself!